Lesson Ideas for Organization

Lesson Ideas for Organization

Sample student sheets and lesson ideas on teaching students to take notes from two powerhouses in the education field!

Graphic organizer idea from trainer Lynda Rice which helps students develop an organization criteria from the traditional concept web.

Note-taking form based on two-column notes from Step Up to writing that can be used when teaching student the format. Suggested read alouds to use when teaching the form: How to Lose All Your Friends by Nancy Carlson for younger students and Chapter 14 from Wayside School Gets a Little Stranger by Lous Sachar for older students. See also this Writing Frameworks blog article on using Wayside School for writing.

and Using Step Up to Writing strategies, these are information sheets for teachers to assist with integrating Step Up strategies into Math and Science.

Activities for writing leads from Barry Lane. 'Nuff said!

Using the Four Square Method to organize paragraphs.